ISSN:
1432-2048
Keywords:
Key words: Alkalinization
;
Auxin receptor
;
Cytoplasmic pH
;
Guard cell
;
Paphiopedilum
;
Stomatal opening
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract. Previous work has shown that stomatal opening induced by indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in epidermal strips of the orchid Paphiopedilum tonsum L. is preceded by a reduction in cytoplasmic pH (pHi) of the guard cells. We now report that Fab fragments of an auxin-agonist antibody (D16), directed against a putative auxin-binding domain of the auxin-binding protein ABP1, induce stomatal opening and decrease guard-cell pHi, as monitored with the acetomethoxy ester of the ratiometric pH indicator Snarf-1. Similar activity was shown by a monoclonal antibody against the same domain. The C-terminal dodecapeptide, Pz152–163 of maize ABP1 (ABPzm1) induced guard-cell alkalinization and closed stomata, as did Fab fragments of a monoclonal antibody (MAC 256) recognising the C-terminal region of ABPzm1. By implicating, for the first time, an auxin-binding protein in mediation of an auxin-dependent physiological response, these findings strongly support an auxin-receptor role for ABP1.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004250050359
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